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Malorie

by Josh Malerman

In a world where opening your eyes can mean madness or death, Malorie must risk everything to lead her children through the darkness toward a fragile hope of family.

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About Malorie

In the old world there were many rules. In the new world there is only one that matters: don't open your eyes. In the seventeen years since the 'creatures' appeared, many people have broken that rule. Many have looked. Many have lost their minds, their lives, their loved ones. In that time, Malorie has raised her two children - Olympia and Tom - on the run or in hiding. Now nearly teenagers, survival is no longer enough. They want freedom. When a census-taker stops by their refuge, he is not welcome. But he leaves a list of names - of survivors building a future beyond the darkness - and on that list are two names Malorie knows. Two names for whom she'll break every rule, and take her children across the wilderness, in the hope of becoming a family again...

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Fast

Series

Bird Box · Book 2 of 2

Content warnings
  • death
  • violence
  • mental breakdown/insanity
  • threatening creatures
  • child endangerment
  • apocalyptic themes
  • child abuse

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